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==Events==
 
==Events==
 
See [[Calendar of events]]
 
See [[Calendar of events]]
 
==Recent News and Developments==
 
==Recent News and Developments==
 
[[File:Jorge_Seidi_photo.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Jorge Seidi]] constructs a [[parabolic solar cooker]].]]
 
[[File:Jorge_Seidi_photo.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Jorge Seidi]] constructs a [[parabolic solar cooker]].]]
*'''2010''': [[Jorge Seidi]] is a citizen of [[Guinea-Bissau]] in western Africa. Economic conditions are quite difficult there, and Jorge has been doing what he can to promote solar cooking in the area. He has experimented with information he has gathered from this website, to make a few [[solar panel cooker]]s from local materials he has been able to salvage. According to Seidi, 90% of the country relies on charcoal as the primary cooking fuel. He would like to be able to work with a youth group to make more cookers, encouraged by the projects underway in [[Somalia]] and [[Chad]].
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*'''2010''': [[Jorge Seidi]] is a citizen of [[Guinea-Bissau]] in western Africa. Economic conditions are quite difficult there, and Jorge has been doing what he can to promote solar cooking in the area. He has experimented with information he has gathered from this website, to make a few [[solar panel cooker]]s from local materials he has been able to salvage. According to Seidi, 90% of the country relies on charcoal as the primary cooking fuel. He would like to be able to work with a youth group to make more cookers, encouraged by the projects underway in [[Somalia]] and [[Chad]].
   
 
==The History of Solar Cooking in {{PAGENAME}}==
 
==The History of Solar Cooking in {{PAGENAME}}==

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Events

See Calendar of events

Recent News and Developments

Jorge Seidi photo

Jorge Seidi constructs a parabolic solar cooker.

  • 2010: Jorge Seidi is a citizen of Guinea-Bissau in western Africa. Economic conditions are quite difficult there, and Jorge has been doing what he can to promote solar cooking in the area. He has experimented with information he has gathered from this website, to make a few solar panel cookers from local materials he has been able to salvage. According to Seidi, 90% of the country relies on charcoal as the primary cooking fuel. He would like to be able to work with a youth group to make more cookers, encouraged by the projects underway in Somalia and Chad.

The History of Solar Cooking in Guinea-Bissau

[Information for this section was taken originally from State of the Art of Solar Cooking by Dr. Barbara Knudson.]

Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations

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Resources

Reports

Articles in the media

Web pages

Contacts

The entities listed below are either based in Guinea-Bissau, or have established solar cooking projects there:

SCI Associates

NGOs

Manufacturers and vendors

Individuals

Government agencies

Educational institutions

See also

References


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